Xiaomi’s POCO launched the F1 smartphone in India in four versions, including a Kevlar Armored Edition with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, now it has launched a new 6GB RAM with 128GB storage Armored Edition of the smartphone in the country. The Armored Edition that uses Kevlar aramid fibre for a premium look and feel.
Xiaomi India launched the Redmi 5 running MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 Nougat back in March. Last month it was updated to MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM which was based on Android 7.1 (Nougat) only but the company started rolling out Android 8.1 (Oreo) based MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM towards the end of last month. Now, Xiaomi has started rolling out Android 8.1 (Oreo) based MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM for the smartphone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5 Android 8.1 Oreo Stable update with Dual 4G VoLTE starts rolling out [Download Link]”
Update – December 25,2018: Xiaomi has started rolling out Mi A1 Android 9.0 (Pie) stable update for more users widely, including users in India. It has build number PKQ1.180917.001.V10.0.3.0.PDHMIFK, compared to v10.0.2.0 that rolled out earlier this month and is 1069.1MB in size, slightly smaller than the 1074.9MB. It brings December Android security patch. If you haven’t received the update, you can download it from here (or here) and flash it manually. If you have already reveived or flashed v10.0.2.0 update, you will receive a small update to 10.0.3.0 probably to fix bugs.
Update: The OPPO R17 smartphone is now available in India from Amazon.in. It also comes with several offers including up to 3.2TB 4G data and benefits up to Rs. 4900 for Jio users, One Time Screen Replacement, Extra Rs. 5000 off on Exchange as well as No Cost EMI
After creating Guinness World Record by building the largest light mosaic (logo) in the world, back in September and inaugurating over 500 Mi Stores simultaneously at the exact same time in November. Xiaomi at the launch of Mi Play smartphone today achieved a new Guinness World Record by building largest animated mobile phone mosaic using Mi Play smartphone in China. Continue reading “Xiaomi creates new Guinness World Record with largest animated mobile phone mosaic”
Xiaomi launched Mi Car Charger in India with a full metal body and two USB ports last year. Today it has launched new Mi Car Charger Basic with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging in the country. It also comes with standard USB port so that you can charge two devices simultaneously. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Car Charger Basic with Quick Charge 3.0 launched in India for Rs. 449”
According to sources, Microsoft is said to be planning on making a return to the webcam market as the company is working on a new 4K-capable camera that could work with both Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One. The Microsoft webcam will provide Windows Hello-based authentication, making the first time the company has provided this capability on a standalone camera. Continue reading “Microsoft said to be working 4K webcam with support for Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One for 2019”
According to sources in the Apple supply chain, Apple is said to be prepping a new fifth-generation iPad mini for the first half of 2019. This will be followed by a new entry-level iPad in two versions. The report claims that Apple is preparing to launch a low-priced iPad mini 5 in the first half of next year in an attempt to boost the declining sales of iPads. Continue reading “Apple said to be working on 5th-gen iPad mini and entry-level 10-inch iPad for 2019”
Xiaomi just announced Mi Play, the company’s latest smartphone in the new Play series in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.84-inch FHD+ display with a water-drop notch, is powered by the yet-to-be announced MediaTek Helio P35 12nm SoC with CPU/GPU Turbo, 4GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 10, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information in portait shots, AI scene detection and a 8-megapixel front camera with AI Beautify and AI portrait mode. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Play with 5.84-inch FHD+ water-drop notch display, AI dual rear cameras announced”
Vivo has launched Y93, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Y series’ in India. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio waterdrop notch display, is powered by Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC, has 4GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.5, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for blur in portraits, as well as an 8-megapixel front camera with support for face unlock. Continue reading “Vivo Y93 with 6.2-inch Waterdrop notch display, dual rear cameras, 4030mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13990”
Samsung Electronics has announced the expansion of its HDR10+ ecosystem to 45 industry partners and the construction of a new certification center in China. Samsung says the new partnerships with companies will bring more true-to-life picture quality content to viewers and also expand the impact of HDR10+ technology across different market segments. Continue reading “Samsung expands partnerships with more content providers for HDR10+; to build certification center in China”
Xiaomi’s App team has launched a new web browser ‘Mint Browser’ for Android which comes in at just 10MB size. It focuses on privacy and security. The company brags that it comes with breakneck launch speed that brings you online faster than ever before. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mint lightweight browser with data saver, 10MB size released for Android”
Samsung introduced the Galaxy Watch in August along with Note 9 bringing the company’s smartwatch lineup under the Galaxy branding. It now looks like Samsung is working on the Gear Sport’s successor. The new smartwatch comes with model number SM-R500 and codename Pulse. Continue reading “Samsung said to be working on new Gear Sport smartwatch successor”
Funcl, a hardware startup introduced new Funcl W1 and Funcl AI True wireless headphones with Bluetooth 5.0 last month through Indiegogo. We already brought you the review of the Funcl W1, here we have the review of Funcl AI with support for aptX audio and extremely low latency. Does it live up to the expectations? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Funcl AI Review: Affordable water-resistant, Bluetooth 5.0, aptX Hi-Fi earbuds”
Post the success of Mate 20 series, Huawei said to be working on its next flagship; the P30 series which is likely to debut in the first half of 2019, a little after the MWC 2019 event. According to popular leakster Evan Blass, the Huawei P30 is shaping up to be another imaging powerhouse. Continue reading “Huawei P30 said to feature triple rear cameras with 40MP primary sensor, 5x lossless zoom and 24MP front-camera”
